Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice

Daniela Molinari · Scira Menoni · Francesco Ballio

jun 2017 · Distribuido por John Wiley & Sons

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Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions.

Volume highlights include:

• Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner
• Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies
• Contributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation

Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners.

Read an interview with the editors to find out more:
https://eos.org/editors-vox/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data

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Daniela Molinari, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Scira Menoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Francesco Ballio, Politecnico di Milano, Italy